Balancing faith and action
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"Over and over, God has told you to take your problems and anxieties to him. [...] Take a lesson from Nehemiah (Nehemiah 1-7 (NIV)). When trouble comes, turn your problems into prayers ... pronto! But once you have prayed through your problems, don't expect angels to finish building your walls! Pick up your trowel and finish the job God has given you." (The Daily Walk Bible, p. 544)
Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.
Source: Dallas Willard: Taking God's Keys
The abundance of God is claimed and put into action by our active, intelligent pursuit of it. We must act in union with the flow of God's kingdom life that comes through our relationship with Jesus.
We cannot do this, of course, purely on our own. But we must act. Grace is contrasted with earning but not with effort. Well-directed, decisive, and sustained effort is the key to the keys of the kingdom and to the life of restful power in ministry.
Aliases: Balancing grace and action
